"I've decided to make Gengar's owner regret his decision to abandon Gengar!" Xiao Zhi's words were impassioned and righteous; he thought to himself that Gengar's Trainer deserved to be punished.
"Hmm, a very good idea." Li Qingfeng nodded, fully supporting Xiao Zhi's idea. Anyone who abandoned a Pokémon should be handed over to Officer Jenny.
"Gengar." (So, you want me to follow your Trainer, is that it?)
Facing Charmander, who had been in the same situation as him, Gengar's tone softened considerably. Thanks to Charmander, Gengar's gaze towards Xiao Zhi was no longer as full of Move - Rage as before.
A Trainer who could rescue a dying Pokémon couldn't be bad.
"Aww." (Mm-hmm, my Trainer is a very good person. He treats us like family. How about it, do you want to join our team?)
Since that incident, Charmander trusted Xiao Zhi immensely. Now, encountering a Pokémon with the same experience, Charmander naturally wanted to bring the other party into their group.
"Gengar." (You're a good person.)
Gengar didn't answer, but instead looked at Xiao Zhi and called out on his own.
"Li Dage, what did Gengar say? Does he want to come with me?" Xiao Zhi met Gengar's gaze.
Li Qingfeng paused, then replied, "Uh… he said you're a good Trainer."
Upon hearing this, Xiao Zhi looked at Gengar's crimson eyes and scratched his hair awkwardly:
"Actually, I'm not that great. I just did what any normal Trainer would do. And you're quite amazing, being able to take attacks from Charmander and Pikachu without a scratch."
"Gengar?" (You said I'm amazing?)
Gengar looked at Xiao Zhi with a hint of disbelief. This was the first time anyone had told him he was amazing. His previous Trainer always gave poor commands, causing him to lose battles, and then would constantly say his strength wasn't enough.
Xiao Zhi's words made his eyes light up, but they quickly dimmed again. His Trainer was like this when he first caught him too, and in the end, didn't he…
"Heheheh! Magikarp Brand Ghost Catcher Vacuum Cleaner, activate!"
The door of the old house was suddenly pushed open, and the Team Rocket Trio cackled. Everyone looked over and saw that Kojiro was carrying a backpack that looked like a vacuum cleaner!
Before anyone could react, Kojiro steadily held the vacuum cleaner's hose, his finger gently pressing the switch. The suction cup on the nozzle extended towards Gengar. The vacuum cleaner's hum began, and the suction gradually increased.
Gengar exuded a chilling, eerie aura, but facing the vacuum cleaner in Kojiro's hand, he seemed somewhat apprehensive. He tried to avoid the suction of the nozzle, but the vacuum cleaner's hose flexibly tracked his movements.
Kojiro was fearless, steadily aiming the nozzle at Gengar. A powerful suction instantly pulled Gengar onto the nozzle. Gengar struggled but could not escape the vacuum cleaner's power.
"Get in here!" Kojiro whispered, and with a gentle twist of his hand, the vacuum cleaner's suction suddenly increased. Gengar let out a ghostly shriek, his body rapidly dissipated, and he was finally completely sucked into the vacuum cleaner.
Xiao Zhi saw the Team Rocket Trio turn their backs and prepare to flee, immediately realizing the situation was dire. He quickly commanded loudly: "Pikachu, Thunderbolt!"
Pikachu obeyed Xiao Zhi's command, unleashing a powerful Thunder Shock. Lightning formed brilliant arcs in the air, shooting fiercely towards the Team Rocket Trio.
However, Meowth pulled out a device at the critical moment, like an absorber. The lightning was sucked into the device, and then Meowth smiled wickedly:
"Meow ha ha, this is an anti-electric device specially prepared for Pikachu! Bye-bye everyone."
The others also brought out their Pokémon at the same time.
However, just then, the Team Rocket Trio threw a smoke bomb. Smoke spread, quickly dissipating into the surroundings, making visibility blurry.
In the nick of time, Xiao Mao shouted: "Kadabra, use Psychic to control them."
Kadabra, upon hearing the command, swiftly twirled the spoon in his hand. The spoon emitted a shimmering light, and the surrounding air began to ripple as a mysterious Superpower permeated the area.
"Musashi, Kojiro, save me, Meow! I can't move, Meow!" Unexpectedly, Kadabra's first target was Meowth.
Meowth kept calling out the names of the other two, and Kojiro laughed upon hearing it: "Heheh, your Psychic-type move is indeed strong, but what if I use an Evil-type move to counter it?"
Kojiro ran and laughed, taking out Koffing's poké ball. After throwing it, he shouted: "Koffing, use Foul Play!"
Kadabra's Psychic had just controlled Meowth when he saw a spherical Pokémon appear before him. The Koffing in front of him was covered in Evil-type energy, making Kadabra very uncomfortable.
Kadabra released his hold, attempting to use Psychic to send Koffing flying. However, Koffing's speed exceeded everyone's imagination; he was even faster than Kadabra.
In the blink of an eye, Koffing crashed into Kadabra, knocking him to the ground. Kadabra let out a painful shriek, his body trembling violently.
'Fun fact, Kadabra's HP and physical defense base stats are not high, both under 40.' Li Qingfeng sensed Xiao Zhi's somewhat incoherent expression and reminded him.
Xiao Zhi then understood that Kadabra was a high-attack, low-defense Pokémon and quickly nodded: 'Oh, oh, then it's fine. I thought Xiao Mao hadn't taken Kadabra for treatment.'
As the dust cleared, the Team Rocket Trio was running towards the dock.
Seeing this, Xiao Zhi sent out Pidgeotto and quickly formulated a strategy: "Pidgeotto, let Pikachu ride on your back, then use Quick Attack to chase them. Pikachu, once you get there, use Iron Tail to hit that device."
Pikachu agilely climbed onto Pidgeotto's back, standing steadily. Pidgeotto suddenly spread his wings and soared, rapidly weaving through the air. Pikachu held tightly onto Pidgeotto's feathers, maintaining balance and stability.
Pidgeotto flew swiftly through the air, gradually approaching Team Rocket. Suddenly, he burst forth with unprecedented speed, chasing Team Rocket like a bolt of lightning.
The Team Rocket Trio saw Pidgeotto and Pikachu chasing them, revealing nervous expressions: "How annoying! Why is this Pidgeotto so fast? Meowth, quickly think of something!"
"I am thinking, Meow, but we don't have any items now, Meow! All our funds were used to make the ghost-sucking device, Meow!"
Meowth gritted his teeth and ran. The most important thing now was to reach the St. Anne, where Team Rocket members were located.